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<blockquote data-quote="HomeDelivery" data-source="post: 972325" data-attributes="member: 33696"><p>thanks guys for the input</p><p></p><p>CJinx, I was delayed; the original stepvan got red-flagged for having something broken; so they got me a 12' Budget rental boxvan/truck. I put my supplies into it, slapped on the magnetic FedEx Ground door magnets, went to fuel it up (it was 1/2 tank), then loaded /sorted my vehicle... at 730am they were still unloading packages from the trailers ~ they're normally done the sort by then. preload wasn't finished until 830am that day, which felt like peak season again.</p><p></p><p>for ups those 4 hours of preload for ups are loaders who load 2-4 package cars per shift... that's a bit excessive if they need to load 4 package vehicles if you asked me (loading 2 simultaneously would be better for them). Ground also gets preloaders, but it'll be a hit-or-miss when you walk into the loaded stepvans/boxtrucks; i hated not knowing what's inside the cargo area & if they were loaded correctly. So I stuck with HD division so I can load it and sort it inside the vehicle <strong>myself</strong> to avoid any missorts/misloads/crappy loads...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>lucky! if i was going to go over 14 hours, I may have to lie to my scanner & finish the route "off the books" or code the remaining stops DNA (did not attempt) and log off for the night</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>see the reply i made to Cjinx</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>lucky! i work non-stop until i'm done; then i'll take my non-paid break at the end. I'll still hydrate between stops & may use my porta-john method</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have some "seedy areas" to deal with; if i drop and go at the front door in plain view from the street, I know they'll be stolen! one had a dog in the front yard & had a chocolate/fruit basket delivery. I honked the horn multiple times to alert the customer; a big Budget Rental truck was in front of their view. No way would i drop n go for the dog will tear into the box and will get chocolate poisoning!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>yes i read about your EDD or PAS system. we have a similar system as well (Express calls it ROADS) i call it turn by turn sequencing (i never asked what the system that HD uses). The regular driver i was covering for has this particular route go into a big "figure 8" trace to end up near his home (he takes the stepvan directly to his home instead of returning to the barn).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>lucky! if i had a stepvan, i would have broke trace and run it myself to cut down 2 hours. having a boxtruck means i loaded up in sequential order & had to deliver it that way. i'll be lucky to have half of that pay... i'll see next week how the contractor paid me</p><p></p><p>van, if i went with the temp agency, i would surely have gotten paid to load/prep/sort my own vehicle, got paid to drive to my first stop, got paid to return the vehicle to the barn at the end of the route... if working with a temp agency, the managers would have factored in those extra times doing that & that's why most of the temps i saw only had 60-70 stops each (so they can be done by 8-9.5 hours). I was just returning to that contractor since he asked me a whole week ahead of time. They probably only cover 2-3 zip codes while i was doing about 6 different zip codes</p><p></p><p>at least i recovered on mothers day & mondays are off for HD division</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HomeDelivery, post: 972325, member: 33696"] thanks guys for the input CJinx, I was delayed; the original stepvan got red-flagged for having something broken; so they got me a 12' Budget rental boxvan/truck. I put my supplies into it, slapped on the magnetic FedEx Ground door magnets, went to fuel it up (it was 1/2 tank), then loaded /sorted my vehicle... at 730am they were still unloading packages from the trailers ~ they're normally done the sort by then. preload wasn't finished until 830am that day, which felt like peak season again. for ups those 4 hours of preload for ups are loaders who load 2-4 package cars per shift... that's a bit excessive if they need to load 4 package vehicles if you asked me (loading 2 simultaneously would be better for them). Ground also gets preloaders, but it'll be a hit-or-miss when you walk into the loaded stepvans/boxtrucks; i hated not knowing what's inside the cargo area & if they were loaded correctly. So I stuck with HD division so I can load it and sort it inside the vehicle [B]myself[/B] to avoid any missorts/misloads/crappy loads... lucky! if i was going to go over 14 hours, I may have to lie to my scanner & finish the route "off the books" or code the remaining stops DNA (did not attempt) and log off for the night see the reply i made to Cjinx lucky! i work non-stop until i'm done; then i'll take my non-paid break at the end. I'll still hydrate between stops & may use my porta-john method I have some "seedy areas" to deal with; if i drop and go at the front door in plain view from the street, I know they'll be stolen! one had a dog in the front yard & had a chocolate/fruit basket delivery. I honked the horn multiple times to alert the customer; a big Budget Rental truck was in front of their view. No way would i drop n go for the dog will tear into the box and will get chocolate poisoning! yes i read about your EDD or PAS system. we have a similar system as well (Express calls it ROADS) i call it turn by turn sequencing (i never asked what the system that HD uses). The regular driver i was covering for has this particular route go into a big "figure 8" trace to end up near his home (he takes the stepvan directly to his home instead of returning to the barn). lucky! if i had a stepvan, i would have broke trace and run it myself to cut down 2 hours. having a boxtruck means i loaded up in sequential order & had to deliver it that way. i'll be lucky to have half of that pay... i'll see next week how the contractor paid me van, if i went with the temp agency, i would surely have gotten paid to load/prep/sort my own vehicle, got paid to drive to my first stop, got paid to return the vehicle to the barn at the end of the route... if working with a temp agency, the managers would have factored in those extra times doing that & that's why most of the temps i saw only had 60-70 stops each (so they can be done by 8-9.5 hours). I was just returning to that contractor since he asked me a whole week ahead of time. They probably only cover 2-3 zip codes while i was doing about 6 different zip codes at least i recovered on mothers day & mondays are off for HD division [/QUOTE]
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